Hannover – Bayern Munich Prediction & Picks (21.04.2018)

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Hannover 96 and Bayern München meet in HDI-Arena, in a game for the 31st day of the Bundesliga. Bayern München won at home (3-1) when they last met in this edition of the league, on 12-02-2017. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 3 wins in the last 3 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 19-12-2015, for the Bundesliga, which ended with Bayern München’s victory by (0-1). The only goal of the match was scored by T. Müller (40 ‘). In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the Hannover 96 presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

Hannover 96:

The home team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 36 points won, after 9 wins, 9 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Werder Bremen, by (2-1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Stuttgart, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 5 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. For the league, Hannover 96 won 14 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 15 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 30 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 19 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

Hannover comes to this game with a draw to a ball against Stuttgart, adding the second consecutive game without losing in the German championship. These points won in the last days were very important for the home team, as it moved away from the relegation zone. Without big surprises, the trainer André Breitenreiter should benefit a medium or low block and the direct passes for the attack, mainly for Fullkrug: this player is the great highlight of the team, with 12 goals scored so far. To emphasize that the landlords present some weaknesses in the maintenance of possession of the ball and in the defensive organization. For this game against the German champion, the coach can not count on Klaus, suspended, in addition to Anton, Felipe, Hubner, Benschop and Prib, these with physical problems.

Bayern München:

After 24 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, the away team is currently in the 1 st position, with 75 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Augsburg, by (1-4). In the last match, they won in a home match against Borussia M’gladbach, by (5-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches it has 13 wins and 2 losses in away matches; against 13 wins and 2 draws in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a win away with Bayer Leverkusen by (2-6). For the league, Bayern München won 24 points out of 30 possible points, after 8 wins and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 30 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 7 times, but got the comeback in 5.

The team of Bayern Munich comes to this game motivated, having won a huge victory over Leverkusen, advancing in this way towards the final of the German Cup. We emphasize that the visitors have already confirmed the German title conquest and now must concentrate on the Champions League. In this away game, coach Jupp Heynckes must play with a more offensive strategy, exploring to the maximum the defensive weaknesses of the opponent: James Rodríguez will be responsible for creating and organizing the team’s offensive process. The scorer Robert Lewandowski is the best marker of Bayern Munich, with 27 goals scored. For this game the coach does not have Vidal, Benko, Coman and Neuer, all injured.